Bed for invalids.



F. BERMAN.

BED FOR INVALIDS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB, 29, 1912.

Patented July 30, 1912.

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Patented July 30, 1912.

2 SHBETS-SHEET 2.

WHWL'SSES [NI/ENTOR Tron B e m G n S m m M g 3f s. inscribed summer, or sees-cu, WISCONSIN.

BED F031? ZEVALHBSL Specification oi Letters Patent.

E piicetien filed February 25, 1812. Serial Ho. 680,652.

T 0 all -whom is may concern Be it known that l, FRANK BERMAN, a. citizen of abhe United States, residing at Greg-on, in the county of Dane end Smile Wisconsin, have invented certain .new and useful Improvements in Beds for luveli'ds; and I do hereby declare the foiiowisg "tobe e fuli; clear, and exact description or" (he invention, such as will enable others skilled ii the art so which it epperieins to make end use the some.

Thisv invention reia'tes to an invalid bed, it more p l .ilcriy rebates to new end ful elements in combination with e'bed: steed and springs, whereby the sprigigsmey be suitably manipulated for hexgglliiig pew tients to the besi advantage.

An object of the invention is to provide a bedstead of this character, which is e'spe-, ciaily applicable and useful in hospiteis,'in-

firmcries, etc, whereby the patients may be.

lmridied with the maximum degree of comfort to themselves and the maximum degree of convenience to their attendants.

A still further object cl 119 invention is to provide new and useiul meeus, in connection with. a hinged bed-spring frame, whereby the heed portion of the loiier ma be quickly and easily. raised l'uno one of" severei alt s hs degrees of inclination.

to provide the springs,

A st'ili ur her object of the invention be for prfiloielly supportingrosy they may be tilted letereiiy r tive Le bedstead.

A still further obgecris to provide a bedstead of this che -seer izi'which may be em- Cb bodied all of the necessary sanitary conditions, and which may be manufactured at a moderate cost, and which is clearly practical and efficient in operation.

Oiher objeeis ud advantages Wiii be hereinefter set forth pointed out in the specification and chime.

in the ecooi J lingdrewin'gs which form a. parbof this application, Figure 1 is a ers ective View of the comclete combination embodying the preferred for.-1 of my mvehtion. F 1g. 2 is an end View or the bedstead and springs, certain elements iuithe background being omitte Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical sectional. through the bedstead and spring, and, Fig. 4 is a frag mentai vertical sections detail View on the line 4- of v to the drawings which simiair refer eoce characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the bedstecdfiinay' be either of any ordinery or preferred construction having the usual heedpiece 6, foot-piece 7, and side rails 8. Secured to the side rails, by any proper means, as by-bolts9,'i's a. cross beam 10, and secured to the cross beam 10 is en upstanding bracket 11 having its upper end formedmimo' e beeriugl'l2, for the shaft 13, which has its other eudjournalled in a bearing 14, supported by; the foot-piece. The springs, which are geherellyfiesignated by the numeral 15, comprise ill body-member or framed? and a head-member or supplementel frame 17 'The body-member of the springs Is'supported by two'lstruts or brackets 18, the letter beingfsupported by the shaft 13, rigidly secured thereto by auy prbper means such es bolts 19, and it is obvious that if the shaft '13 is rotated or'oscillated, the springs will he oscillated therewith.

Rigidly secured to the end of the shaft 13 is e'shiifi-lever 20 cerryirig a slide-bolt 21, sdepted to engage notches 22, in zbseginent member 23, secured tohhe bedstead at 24. By shifting the lever 20 into the dotted line position thereof, the bed-springs ll be shift ed into their dotted line posit" n, asi'sh own in Fig. 2. The ,suppleiiientaliframe 17 is. pivotelly secured to the bodyruember ofthe frame at 25, end is adapted tobe raised, or-

oscillated, into the'doitedline position, as shown'iuflfli'g. 3. Secured to opposite sides "of thesupplementel frame,"nea.r the pivoted ends thereof, is a .cross brace bracket 26, to fill 'bOlltOIH of whichlmay be 'secured,. eitherzdirectly or i directly, afn'inclined rod 27 which will herqinafter be called the lift rod. 1At'the upper end of the inclined por-. tion is e substantially vertical extension 27 rammed July30,1912i the upper end of said extension being secured to the supplemental frame 17 The inclined rod '27 is supported by a sheave Wheel 28, journaled at 29 to a lever 30, said lever being pivoted at 31 to a. bracket-32, the latter being secured to 'thehead-piece 6 and to the cross beam 1( by any proper means. The bracket 32 is preferably elected at 33 and the lever '30 extends through this slot and hasan eye 34, which is engaged by a Wire 01 cable 35. A bracket 36, secured on the head-piece 6 carries a .pulley37, I

passes to the end 'of't-he hand-lever 38, to

which it issecured. The hand-lever38 is overwhich "the flexible member 35 t to the head-piece through the medium of the stud 39, and car- 'ries'a" slide-bolt 40, which is adapted to be brought-alternatively into engagement with notches 'in a'segmental member 41, the latter being fixed to the head-piece 5. When the free end of the lever is forced down-' ward from the position-shown in Fig. 1, it

' .is obvious that the flexible member 35 will be drawn upward and outward, resulting in the upward movement of the sheave .Wheel 28, and thereby through the medium 'ward the foot-piece, whereupon the lever and wheel 28 may be pushed into the dotted line position shown in Fig. 3, the

. end ofthe rod 27 resting upon sald sheave wheel 28 at a point rearward of its axis. At

this point, the lever 30 is prevented, from moving farther forward, by coming into contact with the bracket 32 at the rear end of the slot 33, and it is quite obvious that the wheel 28 and lever .30 constitute a secure support for the supplemental frame in this raised position. 'VVhen it is desired to lower the supplemental frame into its nor-' mal position, it is only necessary to tilt said supplemental frame slightly forward, push the wheel 28 backward until it is supported by the flexible member 35, res the rod 27 against the sheave wheel 28 and thenv raise the free end of the lever 38 into an a proximately vertical position, whereupon t e several'elements will assume the full-line position shown in Fig. 3.

It is obvious that when it is desired to turn an invalid, this can be much more easily accom lished when the bed-spring is tilted lateral y, as shown in the dotted line position, Fig. 2, than when said s rings are level. Moreover, this feature is 0 great ad vantage when it is desired to change the bed-clothing, which may be accomplished by tilting the bed-springs to one side, moving the patient to the lower side of the inclined or tilted springs, app ying clean bedclothin to the high portion ofthe springs, then tilting the springs in the opposite direction; whereupon the patient may be easily transferred on to the clean bedclothing, while the soiled or unsanitary clothing are being removed. This change having been made, the bed-springs are returned to their normal level position, by moving the lever 20to its normal vertical position, shown. in Fig. 2. I

I do not limit my invention to the exact detailsof construction,combination and arrangement of parts herewith shown and described, but my invention is limited only by a reasonable interpretation of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. In an invalids bed, the combination with a bedstead and springs, of a bracket supported by the bedstead, a cross beam extending laterally across thebedstead and supportmg a second bracket, said bracket and said second bracket having bearing? a shaft seated in the bearings, said springs being secured to the shaft and adapted to be moved therewith, and means for imparting rotary motion to said shaft;

2.,In an invalids bed, the combination with a bedstead and springs, of a bracket secured at the foot of the bedstead, a cross beam connecting the sides of the bedstead and supporting an end of a second bracket having its other end supported by the head of the bedstead, said cross rail su porting a third bracket, said bed-springs being piv- .otally secured to the first said bracket and said third bracket and adapted to be oscillated relative to the bedstead, said bedspring comprisirigtwo members pivotally united, and means associated with one. of the bed-spring members and with the said sec-- and bracket vfor imparting rotary motion to one of the bed-spring members ina vertical plane.

3. In an 'invalids .bed, the combination with a bedstead and springs, said. springs comprising a body member and a supplemental fram'e pivotally connected together and supported by the bedstead, a bracket under the supplemental frame, a. sheave, a lever pivotally connected with the bracket and carrying the sheave, a lift rod secured to the supplemental frame and resting upon the sheave, and means connected to the bed-- stead whereby the lever may be moved and the sheave caused to travel along the lift rod, for moving the supplemental frame into one of several alternative inclined positions.

In testimony whereof I, have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANK BERMAN.

Witnesses l A. E. OHATTERTON,

JOHN C. BEHLANDT- 00,! of thin patent may be obtained tor five cents each, by addressing the commissioner of Patents,

' Washington, D. O." 

